Overheard on Facebook

[JAYSLOL]

A classmate from high school wrote on Facebook today

"Just keep winning free play on our lotto tickets (frowny face), I'd be happy with hundred thou and be out of debt.  Some day I'll win big (smiley face)"

Doubt it.  (Face palm face)

Update time.  Same person just posted a photo of a 65" 4K LED Smart TV with the caption "present for husband".  Dare I ask if she's out of debt now?

Another update, this just keeps getting worse.  Today she wrote

"I feel like the world has fallen on my shoulders, after I get baby to sleep I'm going to call subsidy to see if we qualify, but from the sounds of it we don't so we are basically screwed.  I can't afford $530 a month for daycare, LMAO, I'm already drowning in debt as it is"

I have no words.  No. Fucking. Words.

New update today for this person, I didn't think they could top the last one but boy did they find a way. 
They posted a photo of their truck, which is/was a brand new Dodge Ram with the biggest cab I've ever seen, which apparently they had purchased new 3 years ago, along with the following garbage..

"Call us crazy LOL we have traded in our vehicle a million times, but I'd rather be stuck in a vehicle I actually like!! We are in over our head but I don't care!!  One of these days I'll win the lottery :)"

What does it take for someone like this to see the light?  I just don't understand!

Good god.  Today this person posted a photo of a BRAND NEW DODGE DURANGO!  Yes, they rolled the sizeable debt from the truck into an equally enormous and even more expensive vehicle.  WTF!

Well, it’s been a while since an update.  Let’s see, since the last update from this persons posts on Facebook, there have been posts that include their divorce, the brand new Durango was in a crash and then fixed at the body shop, and lately it’s been non-stop posts like every day of the new Starbucks mugs they are buying.  Like every day a new mug, I’ve seen like 10 so far and I’m not even checking their page or even scrolling much through Facebook. 

[JAYSLOL]

A classmate from high school wrote on Facebook today

"Just keep winning free play on our lotto tickets (frowny face), I'd be happy with hundred thou and be out of debt.  Some day I'll win big (smiley face)"

Doubt it.  (Face palm face)

Update time.  Same person just posted a photo of a 65" 4K LED Smart TV with the caption "present for husband".  Dare I ask if she's out of debt now?

Another update, this just keeps getting worse.  Today she wrote

"I feel like the world has fallen on my shoulders, after I get baby to sleep I'm going to call subsidy to see if we qualify, but from the sounds of it we don't so we are basically screwed.  I can't afford $530 a month for daycare, LMAO, I'm already drowning in debt as it is"

I have no words.  No. Fucking. Words.

New update today for this person, I didn't think they could top the last one but boy did they find a way. 
They posted a photo of their truck, which is/was a brand new Dodge Ram with the biggest cab I've ever seen, which apparently they had purchased new 3 years ago, along with the following garbage..

"Call us crazy LOL we have traded in our vehicle a million times, but I'd rather be stuck in a vehicle I actually like!! We are in over our head but I don't care!!  One of these days I'll win the lottery :)"

What does it take for someone like this to see the light?  I just don't understand!

Good god.  Today this person posted a photo of a BRAND NEW DODGE DURANGO!  Yes, they rolled the sizeable debt from the truck into an equally enormous and even more expensive vehicle.  WTF!

Well, it’s been a while since an update.  Let’s see, since the last update from this persons posts on Facebook, there have been posts that include their divorce, the brand new Durango was in a crash and then fixed at the body shop, and lately it’s been non-stop posts like every day of the new Starbucks mugs they are buying.  Like every day a new mug, I’ve seen like 10 so far and I’m not even checking their page or even scrolling much through Facebook.

And we can add two more new cup posts since this.  I think a gambling addiction would be cheaper

[gooki]

Thanks for sharing the insanity.

[Dave1442397]

And we can add two more new cup posts since this.  I think a gambling addiction would be cheaper

Maybe not. This is how much my mother-in-law has spent at the casino since 2017.

           Lost              Won
2017 - $17,411.00    $0.00
2018 - $20,055.30    $1,466.70
2019 - $20,525.00    $0.00
2020 - $11,147.58    $1,473.42  (reduced losses due to COVID closure)
2021 - $26,709.00    $4,394.58

Total - $95,847.58    $7,334.70

She pulls in $3000 a month in Social Security, and her expenses are roughly $2000/month.
She's been blowing through her savings at quite a clip.
She's 92 years old, so we think she has enough to keep her going, but my sister-in-law sat her down and asked her if she realized that she'd pretty much spent the price of her condo at the casino. She agreed to change her ATM card daily limit to $250...we're hoping it slows her down a bit!

[DaMa]

My MIL had a reverse mortgage on her house that we didn't know about to help fund her casino trips.

[ysette9]

I’ve never understood the casino thing. Setting aside the negative expectation part, it is boring. If you are going to blow a bunch of lines shouldn’t you at least be entertained in the process?

[lemanfan]

I’ve never understood the casino thing. Setting aside the negative expectation part, it is boring. If you are going to blow a bunch of lines shouldn’t you at least be entertained in the process?

People work in different ways.  While I personally have never really been caught mentally by gambling (or gaming for that matter), for some people it works like a drug.  They cannot stop.  Addicted.  The kick of "just one more round" is too strong.

[Dicey]

And we can add two more new cup posts since this.  I think a gambling addiction would be cheaper

Maybe not. This is how much my mother-in-law has spent at the casino since 2017.

           Lost              Won
2017 - $17,411.00    $0.00
2018 - $20,055.30    $1,466.70
2019 - $20,525.00    $0.00
2020 - $11,147.58    $1,473.42  (reduced losses due to COVID closure)
2021 - $26,709.00    $4,394.58

Total - $95,847.58    $7,334.70

She pulls in $3000 a month in Social Security, and her expenses are roughly $2000/month.
She's been blowing through her savings at quite a clip.
She's 92 years old, so we think she has enough to keep her going, but my sister-in-law sat her down and asked her if she realized that she'd pretty much spent the price of her condo at the casino. She agreed to change her ATM card daily limit to $250...we're hoping it slows her down a bit!

Holy cow! Let's hope that restricted ATM limit works.

[sonofsven]

And we can add two more new cup posts since this.  I think a gambling addiction would be cheaper

Maybe not. This is how much my mother-in-law has spent at the casino since 2017.

           Lost              Won
2017 - $17,411.00    $0.00
2018 - $20,055.30    $1,466.70
2019 - $20,525.00    $0.00
2020 - $11,147.58    $1,473.42  (reduced losses due to COVID closure)
2021 - $26,709.00    $4,394.58

Total - $95,847.58    $7,334.70

She pulls in $3000 a month in Social Security, and her expenses are roughly $2000/month.
She's been blowing through her savings at quite a clip.
She's 92 years old, so we think she has enough to keep her going, but my sister-in-law sat her down and asked her if she realized that she'd pretty much spent the price of her condo at the casino. She agreed to change her ATM card daily limit to $250...we're hoping it slows her down a bit!

Thart makes me sad. It's a big problem where my mom lives, too, lots of tribal casinos in the area and lots of retirees. Luckily my mom is not a gambler, but an old friend from the area's mom lost their family home to gambling.
Her husband passed away about seven years ago and she started going to the casino "for fun". They bought their place fifty years ago in a prized location (waterfront Puget Sound) and my friend had hoped to inherit it someday as he had such strong ties to it, having grown up there. Instead he had to deal with keeping his mom from being homeless in her last years. What a waste.

[JAYSLOL]

And we can add two more new cup posts since this.  I think a gambling addiction would be cheaper

Maybe not. This is how much my mother-in-law has spent at the casino since 2017.

           Lost              Won
2017 - $17,411.00    $0.00
2018 - $20,055.30    $1,466.70
2019 - $20,525.00    $0.00
2020 - $11,147.58    $1,473.42  (reduced losses due to COVID closure)
2021 - $26,709.00    $4,394.58

Total - $95,847.58    $7,334.70

She pulls in $3000 a month in Social Security, and her expenses are roughly $2000/month.
She's been blowing through her savings at quite a clip.
She's 92 years old, so we think she has enough to keep her going, but my sister-in-law sat her down and asked her if she realized that she'd pretty much spent the price of her condo at the casino. She agreed to change her ATM card daily limit to $250...we're hoping it slows her down a bit!

Ouch.  Yeah I wasn’t really being serious about it being more expensive, that’s sad that’s she’s lost almost $100k to gambling, sorry.  Hopefully the new limit helps. 

[Dave1442397]

Ouch.  Yeah I wasn’t really being serious about it being more expensive, that’s sad that’s she’s lost almost $100k to gambling, sorry.  Hopefully the new limit helps. 

Thart makes me sad. It's a big problem where my mom lives, too, lots of tribal casinos in the area and lots of retirees. Luckily my mom is not a gambler, but an old friend from the area's mom lost their family home to gambling.
Her husband passed away about seven years ago and she started going to the casino "for fun". They bought their place fifty years ago in a prized location (waterfront Puget Sound) and my friend had hoped to inherit it someday as he had such strong ties to it, having grown up there. Instead he had to deal with keeping his mom from being homeless in her last years. What a waste.

That is such a waste. At least MIL insisted on putting her condo in a trust for my daughter a couple of years ago, so she can't cash it in at this point.

Holy cow! Let's hope that restricted ATM limit works.

Thanks all. It's crazy how much she has blown in five years. She's never had a budget in her life. My father-in-law was a surgeon, and always made good money, but he was a poster child for the old cliche about doctors and their money. They always lived the high life, and could afford to, but now that he's gone, MIL doesn't have the money coming in like that any more. She's utterly clueless about managing money. My wife and sister-in-law sat her down a few weeks ago and tried to impress upon her just how much she has given the casino. We think it sank in to some extent, but we'll see!

Either way, it is her money to do with as she likes. We just want her to realize exactly how much is vanishing from her savings every month. She said to my wife that it didn't matter, because if she ran out of money, my wife and I would take care of her. My wife just laughed and said "Mom, I get $400 a month to spend on myself. If you think we're giving you five times that much just so you can give it away at the casino, think again!"

Anyway, she's going to be 93 soon. By my calculations, she can keep spending at that rate for another five years or so before the savings run out. If she makes it that far, she'll just have to rely on Social Security! Maybe we should just buy her a slot machine.

[MarciaB]

Ouch.  Yeah I wasn’t really being serious about it being more expensive, that’s sad that’s she’s lost almost $100k to gambling, sorry.  Hopefully the new limit helps. 

Thart makes me sad. It's a big problem where my mom lives, too, lots of tribal casinos in the area and lots of retirees. Luckily my mom is not a gambler, but an old friend from the area's mom lost their family home to gambling.
Her husband passed away about seven years ago and she started going to the casino "for fun". They bought their place fifty years ago in a prized location (waterfront Puget Sound) and my friend had hoped to inherit it someday as he had such strong ties to it, having grown up there. Instead he had to deal with keeping his mom from being homeless in her last years. What a waste.

That is such a waste. At least MIL insisted on putting her condo in a trust for my daughter a couple of years ago, so she can't cash it in at this point.

Holy cow! Let's hope that restricted ATM limit works.

Thanks all. It's crazy how much she has blown in five years. She's never had a budget in her life. My father-in-law was a surgeon, and always made good money, but he was a poster child for the old cliche about doctors and their money. They always lived the high life, and could afford to, but now that he's gone, MIL doesn't have the money coming in like that any more. She's utterly clueless about managing money. My wife and sister-in-law sat her down a few weeks ago and tried to impress upon her just how much she has given the casino. We think it sank in to some extent, but we'll see!

Either way, it is her money to do with as she likes. We just want her to realize exactly how much is vanishing from her savings every month. She said to my wife that it didn't matter, because if she ran out of money, my wife and I would take care of her. My wife just laughed and said "Mom, I get $400 a month to spend on myself. If you think we're giving you five times that much just so you can give it away at the casino, think again!"

Anyway, she's going to be 93 soon. By my calculations, she can keep spending at that rate for another five years or so before the savings run out. If she makes it that far, she'll just have to rely on Social Security! Maybe we should just buy her a slot machine.

Good idea! A friend has one in his barn that is absolutely beautiful. Old, one-arm-bandit style with gleaming heavy metal, all the bells and sounds, and it's super fun. The pull arm is heavy and takes a little muscle, and makes a satisfying click at the bottom of the pull. He says it's from Vegas, and maybe from the 30s. He's got a big dish of nickels on the counter and I spent the better part of 2 hours making my way through that dish until I'd lost every one of them. So fun! I don't know what he paid for it (several hundred probably) but if it keeps MIL at home...

[MoseyingAlong]

Ouch.  Yeah I wasn’t really being serious about it being more expensive, that’s sad that’s she’s lost almost $100k to gambling, sorry.  Hopefully the new limit helps. 

Thart makes me sad. It's a big problem where my mom lives, too, lots of tribal casinos in the area and lots of retirees. Luckily my mom is not a gambler, but an old friend from the area's mom lost their family home to gambling.
Her husband passed away about seven years ago and she started going to the casino "for fun". They bought their place fifty years ago in a prized location (waterfront Puget Sound) and my friend had hoped to inherit it someday as he had such strong ties to it, having grown up there. Instead he had to deal with keeping his mom from being homeless in her last years. What a waste.

That is such a waste. At least MIL insisted on putting her condo in a trust for my daughter a couple of years ago, so she can't cash it in at this point.

Holy cow! Let's hope that restricted ATM limit works.

Thanks all. It's crazy how much she has blown in five years. She's never had a budget in her life. My father-in-law was a surgeon, and always made good money, but he was a poster child for the old cliche about doctors and their money. They always lived the high life, and could afford to, but now that he's gone, MIL doesn't have the money coming in like that any more. She's utterly clueless about managing money. My wife and sister-in-law sat her down a few weeks ago and tried to impress upon her just how much she has given the casino. We think it sank in to some extent, but we'll see!

Either way, it is her money to do with as she likes. We just want her to realize exactly how much is vanishing from her savings every month. She said to my wife that it didn't matter, because if she ran out of money, my wife and I would take care of her. My wife just laughed and said "Mom, I get $400 a month to spend on myself. If you think we're giving you five times that much just so you can give it away at the casino, think again!"

Anyway, she's going to be 93 soon. By my calculations, she can keep spending at that rate for another five years or so before the savings run out. If she makes it that far, she'll just have to rely on Social Security! Maybe we should just buy her a slot machine.

Good idea! A friend has one in his barn that is absolutely beautiful. Old, one-arm-bandit style with gleaming heavy metal, all the bells and sounds, and it's super fun. The pull arm is heavy and takes a little muscle, and makes a satisfying click at the bottom of the pull. He says it's from Vegas, and maybe from the 30s. He's got a big dish of nickels on the counter and I spent the better part of 2 hours making my way through that dish until I'd lost every one of them. So fun! I don't know what he paid for it (several hundred probably) but if it keeps MIL at home...

Then it would probably not work.
Not knowing the MIL, my guess would be that she is going to the casino to be around people. Not because she is actually addicted to gambling. So a slot machine at home would not fulfill that need.

[Apples]

My mom goes to the casino to play the slot machines.  It's because she finds gambling fun, and it's to be "a day out" and be around people.  She's 60, but this has been a habit for a decade.  She regularly loses $10,000+ a year to it.  Expensive hobby, but I have to say she doesn't really have any other hobbies and isn't into home redecorating, so otherwise she doesn't really spend much money.  But I'm concerned that as she gets older the habit will just get worse, as she has free time to do it and doesn't want to do anything else.  She used to work part time, but now doesn't work and will have more free time.  I appreciated Covid shutting down casinos for a while; she stayed away from them for many months, and now only goes very occasionally.   Ugh I hate casinos and gambling.

[mm1970]

Either way, it is her money to do with as she likes. We just want her to realize exactly how much is vanishing from her savings every month. She said to my wife that it didn't matter, because if she ran out of money, my wife and I would take care of her. My wife just laughed and said "Mom, I get $400 a month to spend on myself. If you think we're giving you five times that much just so you can give it away at the casino, think again!"

Oh boy, that's a lot of money to gambling.  But: It is her money, and she's keeping the economy going.  Just think of the people working at the casino, amirite?

Anyway, I have heard of several people getting into gambling after they retired.  Weird.

@JAYSLOL OMG, the Starbucks cup saga is keeping me entertained.

[JAYSLOL]

Either way, it is her money to do with as she likes. We just want her to realize exactly how much is vanishing from her savings every month. She said to my wife that it didn't matter, because if she ran out of money, my wife and I would take care of her. My wife just laughed and said "Mom, I get $400 a month to spend on myself. If you think we're giving you five times that much just so you can give it away at the casino, think again!"

Oh boy, that's a lot of money to gambling.  But: It is her money, and she's keeping the economy going.  Just think of the people working at the casino, amirite?

Anyway, I have heard of several people getting into gambling after they retired.  Weird.

@JAYSLOL OMG, the Starbucks cup saga is keeping me entertained.

Out of curiosity I checked her page, which I never do I just see some of her random posts come up in my feed, but I thought I’d check today to see if there was another new cup.  Nope.  But she made 20, yes 20 separate Facebook posts today alone.  Almost all of them were photos with nonsensical feel-good garbage on them.  It was like the un-ironic version of the inspirobot AI that tries (and usually fails) at making inspirational posters. 

[JAYSLOL]

Hey, guess who got two new Starbucks cups today lol.  I found out some of them cost as much as $70. 

[Dave1442397]

Hey, guess who got two new Starbucks cups today lol.  I found out some of them cost as much as $70.

That's crazy...$70 to support corporate advertising.

[jinga nation]

Hey, guess who got two new Starbucks cups today lol.  I found out some of them cost as much as $70.

That's crazy...$70 to support corporate advertising.

There are people who buy a Starbucks mug from every city/country they visit. It is a thing. And then they sit on a display shelf collecting dust or you need a glass cabinet.
But if your pets or kids get to them...

[Taran Wanderer]

Your kids get to them eventually. It’s called an estate sale. And they wonder why the heck anyone spent good money on those things in the first place.

[La Bibliotecaria Feroz]

Hey, guess who got two new Starbucks cups today lol.  I found out some of them cost as much as $70.

That's crazy...$70 to support corporate advertising.

There are people who buy a Starbucks mug from every city/country they visit. It is a thing. And then they sit on a display shelf collecting dust or you need a glass cabinet.
But if your pets or kids get to them...

This seems like an expensive collection. My father collects mugs, out of which he does not drink. I mean, he owns probably hundreds of mugs and drinks out of like the same 4. But mugs are cheap. (Actually his were all presents... he's hard to buy for!) And you don't have to find a Starbucks to buy a mug, they are in every gift shop. They are probably extremely dusty and will be a burden to his heirs someday, but he enjoys having them on his bookcase.

[shadowmoss]

Sounds like she is trying to fill a very large hole in her heart by winning at whatever straw she can grab.  Having All The Starbucks Mugs is easier than looking at the actual issues.  This I know from personal experience.

Yes, I do have a fairly extensive 12-step background.  Why do you ask?

[Catbert]

At least your elderly relatives didn't blow $13 million (2 million of it stolen) at casinos.  The former catholic school teacher who became mayor of San Diego and widow of Jack in the Box founder did.   A sad ending for Maureen O'Connor. 

[Catbert]

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-maureen-oconnor-mayor-gambling-san-diego-2013feb16-htmlstory.html

I forgot the article link

[JAYSLOL]

Hey, guess who got two new Starbucks cups today lol.  I found out some of them cost as much as $70.

That's crazy...$70 to support corporate advertising.

There are people who buy a Starbucks mug from every city/country they visit. It is a thing. And then they sit on a display shelf collecting dust or you need a glass cabinet.
But if your pets or kids get to them...

Yeah my parents have maybe 10 of those city themed Starbucks mugs from places they’ve been, but the cups the person on Facebook is buying are soft touch travel mugs with (IMO ugly) glittery patterns on them.  I definitely don’t have a problem with collecting in general, frankly I collect way too much junk myself, but I find it insane to spend hundreds per month (maybe week?) buying anything non-essential if not on a very strong financial footing. 

[JAYSLOL]

Yuuuuup.  There’s another new Starbucks cup today. 

[solon]

Do you have a link? I'm trying to imagine a 70$ coffee cup...

[JAYSLOL]

Do you have a link? I'm trying to imagine a 70$ coffee cup...

I couldn’t find a link, but they did post a photo of some they wanted to order, not sure if that’s the official price or that’s some kind of reseller markup.  (Also, in Canadian Dollars, so not quite as much in USD)

[Taran Wanderer]

W.T.F.

[dragoncar]

Do you have a link? I'm trying to imagine a 70$ coffee cup...

They don’t retail for $70, that’s the collector value.  Like beanie babies.  I guess some rare misprints can go for way more

[MgoSam]

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-maureen-oconnor-mayor-gambling-san-diego-2013feb16-htmlstory.html

I forgot the article link

My dad has had some serious gambling issues, I feel like this could have been him. In a way I'm glad that he stayed at strip casinos and had the same host for like two decades, that guy probably helped my dad more than anything else limit his losses. Either way just seeing how my dad was is enough for me to swear of gambling completely. Apart from poker at a friend's house I haven't wagered a dime in a casino in like a decade and I'm in Vegas a few weeks a year.

[TheGrimSqueaker]

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-maureen-oconnor-mayor-gambling-san-diego-2013feb16-htmlstory.html

I forgot the article link

My dad has had some serious gambling issues, I feel like this could have been him. In a way I'm glad that he stayed at strip casinos and had the same host for like two decades, that guy probably helped my dad more than anything else limit his losses. Either way just seeing how my dad was is enough for me to swear of gambling completely. Apart from poker at a friend's house I haven't wagered a dime in a casino in like a decade and I'm in Vegas a few weeks a year.

One of my relatives lost their house due to gambling and had to move a couple thousand miles away. The move was partially to avoid some unsavory creditors. It was really hard on their family and kids.

I tried video lottery terminals when I was much younger, lost something like $23 in one night, and decided that the jingles and blinky lights weren't worth it.

[SwordGuy]

One of my coworkers had a husband with a gambling problem.  (And it turned out, a drug problem, too.)

She found out when they were packing to leave for a vacation and she discovered that every single credit card they had was maxed out and the bank accounts were empty.

He swore he would quit gambling, they cut up the credit cards and called the banks to cancel them, and they cut back on their expenditures to pay stuff down.

But, of course, he didn't quit gambling.   He also called the banks right back after she was out of earshot and told the banks they had changed their mind.   So he started running up the balances again as fast as she could pay them down some.

I was very proud of her that she dumped his ass and divorced him.

[RetiredAt63]

One of my coworkers had a husband with a gambling problem.  (And it turned out, a drug problem, too.)

She found out when they were packing to leave for a vacation and she discovered that every single credit card they had was maxed out and the bank accounts were empty.

He swore he would quit gambling, they cut up the credit cards and called the banks to cancel them, and they cut back on their expenditures to pay stuff down.

But, of course, he didn't quit gambling.   He also called the banks right back after she was out of earshot and told the banks they had changed their mind.   So he started running up the balances again as fast as she could pay them down some.

I was very proud of her that she dumped his ass and divorced him.

Good for her.

I heard secondhand about a young couple who were about to get married.  He found out she had a really big gambling debt (the number I heard was $250,000, but who really knows), and he cancelled the marriage. 

Legalized gambling may have solved some social problems but it definitely has created others.

[shureShote]

Interesting about those Starbucks mugs. We are guilty of buying eight of the “normal” ceramic ones. 'Bucks had just started expanding in Europe and we were living there. So, while silly, we would buy one when we saw one in some new city we were visiting. Yes, it makes perfect sense to bypass the quaint Paris cafe and go wait for a Starbucks, right? Probably just felt nice to have the small taste of home or something.

They are just sitting on a shelf with the rest of the mugs. Glad it was just a passing phase.

[SugarMountain]

Can the admins lock this thread?  It's long since served its purpose and I'm sure I'm not the only one sick of getting notifications for it as people discuss whatever.

[SwordGuy]

Can the admins lock this thread?  It's long since served its purpose and I'm sure I'm not the only one sick of getting notifications for it as people discuss whatever.

Or @SugarMountain , you could just press the oh so handy Unnotify button on this thread and your problem will be solved

[Taran Wanderer]

Does that actually work? I thought only stopped email notifications. The thread will still be on the list of unread replies to your posts. It bothers one’s OCD.

[SwordGuy]

Does that actually work? I thought only stopped email notifications. The thread will still be on the list of unread replies to your posts. It bothers one’s OCD.

Practice the low information diet. :) 

[Paul der Krake]

Reply "unsubscribe" and it will stop.

[dragoncar]

Unsubscribe

[DadJokes]

Does that actually work? I thought only stopped email notifications. The thread will still be on the list of unread replies to your posts. It bothers one’s OCD.

Anytime I want a thread to stop showing up, I'll go through and delete all of my comments in the thread.

[shureShote]

Does that actually work? I thought only stopped email notifications. The thread will still be on the list of unread replies to your posts. It bothers one’s OCD.

Anytime I want a thread to stop showing up, I'll go through and delete all of my comments in the thread.

I’ll quote this so when you delete your presence here we will know what happened…

[SugarMountain]

Does that actually work? I thought only stopped email notifications. The thread will still be on the list of unread replies to your posts. It bothers one’s OCD.

Anytime I want a thread to stop showing up, I'll go through and delete all of my comments in the thread.

There are 174 pages to this thread.  I commented a couple of times *years* ago, I suppose I could search for it but it's ridiculous that this thread zombies for months and then someone comes along and adds a comment and it starts up again.

I'll try the unnotify and unsubscribe but I don't have high hopes.

[SugarMountain]

Can the admins lock this thread?  It's long since served its purpose and I'm sure I'm not the only one sick of getting notifications for it as people discuss whatever.

Or @SugarMountain , you could just press the oh so handy Unnotify button on this thread and your problem will be solved

Turns out I must have done that ages ago because Notifications are off, or possibly because I've got all notifications off.  But it shows up in my "unread replies" which is how I tend to manage ongoing discussions.

[geekette]

Someone way back posted how to create your notifications page, and it's a good way of following threads with or without posting.  You'll have to poke around to find it, but I think it's Profile -> Modify Profile -> Notifications.  Then create a bookmark for that page. 

If you get bored of a thread, just click the unnotify button at the bottom of the thread page and it will no longer show up on your notifications.

This doesn't change "unread replies" at all.

[JAYSLOL]

Yuuuuup.  There’s another new Starbucks cup today.

Well, it’s been a while, but today they posted that they picked up FOUR new Starbucks cups

[AMandM]

Yuuuuup.  There’s another new Starbucks cup today.

Well, it’s been a while, but today they posted that they picked up FOUR new Starbucks cups

Hey, that means they went most of March and the whole month of April without buying one! Progress?

[dragoncar]

Does that actually work? I thought only stopped email notifications. The thread will still be on the list of unread replies to your posts. It bothers one’s OCD.

Anytime I want a thread to stop showing up, I'll go through and delete all of my comments in the thread.

There are 174 pages to this thread.  I commented a couple of times *years* ago, I suppose I could search for it but it's ridiculous that this thread zombies for months and then someone comes along and adds a comment and it starts up again.

I'll try the unnotify and unsubscribe but I don't have high hopes.

Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?

[Sibley]

I saw this today, it pinged on my memory, and I was bored enough to go searching. I found it, so I am presenting the thread in a coherent manner for your entertainment.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, gas prices jumped. On the local FB page there was a post complaining/commenting about the gas prices. There was one particular man who was really pretty crude on that post. Lots of racism, blatant ignorance, insults and offensive language. The thread got locked because of that one guy. (It stuck in my memory because it was really that nasty). And he was really upset because gas prices were $4.50ish a gallon. He also proudly commented that he had a big truck, one with dual rear wheels. So his gas mileage is likely pretty bad.

Beginning of April, same guy posted that his truck got totaled and he's looking for a new vehicle. Complaining about the price of vehicles, etc. Again, he ended up getting pretty nasty. Again, post got locked.

Today, I see a post on the FB page. That guy. Complaining about gas prices (they're going up again). He's got a new vehicle: a pickup truck. Ford Super Duty F-350 XL. Red. Yes, he's so proud of his truck that it's his profile picture. And my quick google search indicates that truck gets around 12mpg. Incidentally, that post is also now locked due to him being nasty, and I think he's banned from the group this time.

He just bought a new vehicle. Did he set aside his ego to get something with even slightly better fuel usage? No. He basically did the opposite.